António Costa
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About
Portuguese lawyer and politician who gained recognition for guiding the country through economic recovery during the COVID-19 pandemic. He began serving as the President of the European Council in 2024. He also served as the Mayor of Lisbon from 2007 to 2015.
Before Fame
He obtained his law degree from the University of Lisbon's Faculty of Law in the 1980s.
Trivia
In September 2014, he was chosen by the Socialist Party as its candidate to be prime minister of Portugal during the 2015 elections.
Family Life
His full name is António Luís Santos da Costa. He was born in Lisbon, Portugal and is the son of Orlando da Costa and Maria Antónia Palla. He married his wife Fernanda Tadeu in 1987.
Associated With
In May 2022, he met with Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
